Inquiry Questions to Consider
Use these inquiry questions to spark analysis while teaching with Lives Bound Together.
- How was Washington's world affected by the system of slavery?
- In what ways did Mount Vernon rely on enslavement to function?
- What did daily life look like for a person who was enslaved at Mount Vernon? Why might these days look different between individuals in the Mount Vernon enslaved community?
- What forms of resistance - both big and small - might an enslaved person have taken against their enslaver?
- What were some key traditions, celebrations, and practices of the enslaved community?
- How do we know about the enslaved population that lived at Mount Vernon?
- What happened to the enslaved community at Mount Vernon after the Washingtons’ deaths?
